jump about in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.about [Am əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] ADV about often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (fool about, knock about, move about, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (fool, knock, move, etc)

1. about (approximately):

about
más o menos
about
aproximadamente
he's about my age
tiene más o menos mi edad
she must be about 60
debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años
she must be about 60
debe (de) andar por los 60 inf
at about six o'clock
alrededor de or a eso de las seis
at about six o'clock
sobre las seis Spain
there were about 12 of us
éramos unos 12
there were about 12 of us
éramos como 12
they should be arriving about now
deben (de) estar a punto de llegar
in about three hours
en unas tres horas
about a month ago
hace cosa de un mes
about a month ago
hará un mes
the soup must be about ready by now
la sopa tiene que estar ya casi lista
that's about it for today
eso es todo por hoy
about time too!
¡ya era hora!

II.about [Am əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] PREP

1.1. about (concerning):

about
sobre
about
acerca de
a book about Greece
un libro acerca de or sobre Grecia
what's the play about?
¿de qué se trata la obra?
he wants to see you — what about?
quiere verte — ¿acerca de qué?
she said nothing about that
no dijo nada acerca de or (con) respecto a or sobre eso
about tonight: are you coming?
(con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?
what was all that shouting about?
¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?
what about Helen? isn't she coming?
¿y Helen? ¿no viene?
and Helen? — what about Helen?
¿y Helen? — ¿qué pasa con Helen?
that's what it's all about
de eso se trata
politics is all about persuading people
en política de lo que se trata es de convencer a la gente
I don't know what to buy her — what about a record?
no sé qué comprarle — ¿qué te parece or qué tal un disco?
she won — how about that!
ganó — ¡pues qué te parece! or ¡pues mira tú!
what he is/they are about I hope you know what you're about
espero que sepas lo que haces
I don't understand what he's about
no entiendo qué es lo que pretende

I.jump [Am dʒəmp, Brit dʒʌmp] VB intr

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1.2. jump (move quickly):

he jumped up from his seat
se levantó (del asiento) de un salto
I jumped out of bed
me levanté (de la cama) de un salto
I'm not going to jump into bed with the first guy I meet inf
no me voy a acostar con el primer tipo que conozca inf
jump in, I'll give you a lift
súbete que te llevo
I'll jump off here
me bajo aquí
to jump at sth she jumped at the offer
aceptó la oferta al vuelo
they'll jump at the chance
no van a dejar pasar la oportunidad
to jump on sb/sth
abalanzarse sobre alguien/algo
her critics jumped on this remark
sus críticos se cebaron en esta afirmación
to jump to one's feet
ponerse de pie
to jump to one's feet
pararse de un salto LatAm
to jump to attention MIL
cuadrarse
to jump to attention MIL
ponerse firme
jump to it!
¡hazlo inmediatamente!

II.jump [Am dʒəmp, Brit dʒʌmp] VB trans

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III.jump [Am dʒəmp, Brit dʒʌmp] N

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Translations for jump about in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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The trampoline is about double the size of average trampolines and allows athletes to jump about 30 per cent higher, he says.
torontoobserver.ca
I'm doing a mental bungee jump about this.
www.stuff.co.nz
Instantly, they all scream and jump about in celebration: her fate (and, presumably, the fate of some young man somewhere) is sealed.
www.thestar.com
To the contrary, these nurses are now realising that there was nothing significant to jump about.
jamaica-gleaner.com
The staggering final price of $1.61 million, with a record total of $480,000 going to the overjoyed pair, saw them jump about even more.
www.newshub.co.nz
I felt a movement of such force, and with such noise, that made all the furniture jump about.
www.telegraph.co.uk
The two jump about the caverns and locate eggs.
en.wikipedia.org
He had to jump about 90 feet into the water.
buffalonews.com
Intuitively it is also more accurate as it does not jump about as much as the official figures.
www.independent.co.uk
The 40-minute toning and stretching exercises for upper and lower body are simple and you don't have to jump about.
www.dailymail.co.uk

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